Of China's 4,480,992 square miles, Japanese forces held:
This week: 635,322
Week Ago: 629,147
Month Ago: 616,750
Year Ago: 500,000
The Chinese "Hindenburg Line" behind Shanghai had crumpled up last week; the Conference at Brussels that was to have done something for peace in the Far East had collapsed (see p. 20); most of the Japanese warships in Chinese waters had rushed home for the announced purpose of bringing to China double the present number of Japanese effectives this week; and yet Chinese officials felt there was some...